Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A–D). An example (0) has been done for you.

0 . Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara?
Yara: My sister and I A going to the cinema.
A like
B like to
C want
D want to

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1. Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?
Assistant: Oh, he’s __ London today.

in on to at

2. Amirah: Do you like cats?
Chris: No, but there___ lots of other animals I like.

is be are was

3. Andrew: Where __ Alicia come from?
Martin: I think she’s from the United States

is do are does

4 . Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.
Student: My mother and father __ both very tall.

is isn’t are aren’t

5. Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my __ old dining table.

mother mothers mother's mothers’

6. Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I __ go out.

often never always sometimes

7. Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?
Laura: No, she __ .She’s not well today.

isn’t aren’t doesn’t hasn’t

8. Alex: I’d like to make a cake. __ eggs have we got?
Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

How big How much How many How long

9. Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?
Antonia: __ the 236. It stops outside.

Get Got Gets Getting

10. Father: Are we ready to go?
Daughter: No, Mum can’t find __ hat.

its his her their

11. Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy __ trousers.

a an this these

12. Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.
Daughter: Oh no! The cat __ it.

eat eats is eating are eating

13. Amanda: I like your new sofa.
Fahima: Thanks. It’s __ comfortable than the other one we had.

too very much more

14. Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
Peter: Could you get __ milk, please?

a any some every

15. Karina: When do you want to play football?
Aniqa: I to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

like likes liked ‘d like

16. Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?
Nicola: I __ tennis with my friend on Saturday

play played plays playing

17. Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?
Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m __ buy some this afternoon.

go go to going going to

18. Laura: Where __ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.
Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

were was are is

19. Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?
Brian: I’m really sorry, but __ I to take my daughter to the airport.

has had have having

20. Saif: Why do you like running?
Isabella: Because it’s __ way to keep fit

best better the best the better

21. Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know __ of people in this town

any lots more most

21. Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know __ of people in this town

was were am been

23. Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.
Juliana: Yes, look! It __ eat the bread we put there.

is will goes to is going to

24. Sophie: How long __ married?
YingYue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

had you got did you get have you been are you being

25. David: Have you __ that new film yet?
Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

see saw seen seeing

26. Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?
Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, __ I?

don’t aren’t can’t haven’t

27. Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
Husband: Yes, musicians __ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

pay paid are paid are paying

28. Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?
Mother: OK, but if we buy one you __ have to practise playing it

will can could must

29. Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?
Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s __ strong.

too such much enough

30. Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?
Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of __ celebrity magazines, please

most recent more recent the most recent the more recent

31. Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.
Mother: I __ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

will may should would

32. Mother : __ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

Did Have Will Are

33. Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?
Natasha: Well, I __ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now

can can’t could couldn’t

34. Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains
Padma: He asked me what I __ for the last two days

eat had eaten was eating would eat

35. Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.
Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she __ be a bit late.

can must should would

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36. Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It __ since Monday.

rains has been raining is raining was raining

37. Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room? Charlotte: I __ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

will may can might

38. Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.
Simon: Me too! If I __ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

can will could would

39. Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You __ have come. Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late

must could ought should

40. Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?
Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, __ we?

should shall might would

41. Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.
Andrew: That __ be right! I don’t think that’s true

must can’t won’t would

42. Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you __ in my position?
Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

are were had been would be

43. Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.
Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it __ and ask for a refund.

up out away back

44. Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …
Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they __ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

sunbathe will sunbathe will be sunbathing will have sunbathed

45. Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.
Mother: I just wish I __ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily

had chosen have chosen would choose should choose

46. Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?
Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, __ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

whose which whom that

47. Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.
Emily: I know, it’s amazing. __ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

Since Besides Although Therefore

48. Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.
Shan: Well, I __ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

am was had been have been

49. Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to__ . Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more

get by pay off do with make up

50. Pablo: In April next year I __ here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long

will live will be living am going to live will have been living

51. Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they __ on it for about 30 years.

must work had been working have worked would be working

52. Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.
Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain __ .

would stop has stopped will have stopped would be stopping

53. Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?
Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe __ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

who which whose whom

54. Andrea: Did your town have a good market?
Katie: Yes. When I was young we __ there every Saturday looking for bargains

had gone would go were going had been going

55. Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.
Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you __ so close now.

won’t be wouldn’t be wouldn’t have been aren’t

56. David: Did you see the headline this evening?
Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was __ to resign today.

charged argued struggled forced

57. Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.
Professor: It __ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

must should might ought

58. Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed. Laura: That’s annoying. We __ have rushed to get here after all.

needn’t could should mustn’t

59. Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!
Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he __ a typewriter!

used has used has been using had been using

60. Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.
Safia: If you __ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

had booked were booking booked would have booked

61. Receptionist: You __ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

will have should have might have would have

62. Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?
Rafi: No, but they __ all the candidates by next Friday.

won’t see would see haven’t seen will have seen

63. Athlete: __ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.
Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

Though Whereas However Considering

64. Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid. Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and

must be restored had to be restored has been restoring would be restoring

65. Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! __ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

Not Much Hardly Little

66. Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning
Chris: Yes. I wish I __ listened to the weather forecast.

had have would have should have

67. Laura: How was the meeting?
Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he __ been given the wrong directions

has had should have would have

68. Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.
Pedro: Oh good. Once __ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

we’ve switched we’ll be switching we’ll have switched we’ve been switched

69. Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?
Phillip: Yes. Only once __ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

he found he has found did he find could he find

70. Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.
Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you __ eaten that chicken last night.

wouldn’t have couldn’t have mustn’t have shouldn’t have

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Placing students
Placement of candidates according to the scores on the Test is based on the assumption that students have attempted
to answer all 70 questions.

Item Corresponding course level

1–6	Language Hub Beginner
7–20	Language Hub Elementary
21–34	Language Hub Pre-Intermediate
35–48	Language Hub Intermediate
49–62	Language Hub Upper Intermediate
63–70	Language Hub Advanced

Placement is at the teacher’s discretion. For example, a score of 18/70 would mean a candidate would probably
be ready for Pre-Intermediate, while a score of 27/70 would place a candidate in the second half of
Pre-Intermediate. A score above 60 would place students at Advanced.

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